If you’ve ever wondered what kinds of stories are created from the prompts offered in a peas with honey workshop, here are a selection for you to read, shared with the kind permission of participating writers.
Remember these are first drafts not finished pieces. They are offered as inspiration.
Workshop Writing
This 10 minute prompt was offered in a workshop based on the theme of accidents.
Here is a photograph of Andy Warhol’s 1963 Triple Elvis [Ferus Type]
Recently a visitor to the SFMOMA tripped and crashed into the painting damaging it. Write about the accident from the point of view of either
the person who tripped
the painting
the ghost of Andy Warhol
fame is a dangerous quest
No, thank you. No, thank you for the fifteen minutes of fame. No, thank you for being the klutz moron who wrecked an Andy Warhol painting.
You know how you ask kids what do you want to be when you grow up? Some kids…
all shook up
The old man’s eyes weren’t what they once were, so he needed a closer look. The attendants chair was empty, and other than him, there was only a young couple in the room who seemed…
show no mercy
It’s one for… two for the… three to get…
“No! don’t go dude,” Elvis One, Two and Three scream in unison.
“Ow,” says Elvis Two. “He got me in the…